Weighted Shoe Assembly

ABSTRACT

A weighted shoe assembly includes an article of footwear that has an upper and a sole such that the article of footwear can be worn on a user. The article of footwear has a plurality of channels each being integrated into the article of footwear. A plurality of weighted objects is each movably disposed within a respective one of the channels. Each of the weighted objects is urged forwardly in the respective channel to impart inertia into the article of footwear for enhancing kicking an object with a toe of the article of footwear. Conversely, each of the weighted objects is urged rearwardly in the respective channel to impart inertia into the article of footwear for enhancing kicking an object with a heel of the article of footwear.

(B) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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(G) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to shoe devices and more particularly pertains toa new shoe device for increasing the force with which a user can kick anobject. The device includes an article of footwear that has a pluralityof channels being integrated into a sole of the article of footwear. Aplurality of weighted objects is positioned in each of the channels. Theplurality of weighted objects imparts inertia into the article offootwear for increasing the force with which the user can kick.

Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR1.97 and 1.98.

The prior art relates to shoe devices including an article of footwearwhich has a hollow sole and weighted material that is positioned in thehollow sole for enhancing kicking force of the article of footwear. Theprior art discloses a variety of articles of footwear that each has aweighted object fixedly integrated into a sole of the article offootwear for enhancing kicking force of the article of footwear. Theprior art discloses a weighted insert for a shoe for increasing the massof the shoe. The prior art discloses an article of footwear that hasweighted objects being integrated into the article of footwear atstrategic locations to counteract torque applied to the article offootwear.

(H) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising an article of footwear that has an upper and a solesuch that the article of footwear can be worn on a user. The article offootwear has a plurality of channels each being integrated into thearticle of footwear. A plurality of weighted objects is each movablydisposed within a respective one of the channels. Each of the weightedobjects is urged forwardly in the respective channel to impart inertiainto the article of footwear for enhancing kicking an object with a toeof the article of footwear. Conversely, each of the weighted objects isurged rearwardly in the respective channel to impart inertia into thearticle of footwear for enhancing kicking an object with a heel of thearticle of footwear.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

(I) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a phantom perspective view of a weighted shoe assemblyaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a right side phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

(J) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new shoe device embodying the principles and concepts of anembodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the referencenumeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5 , the weighted shoe assembly 10generally comprises an article of footwear 12 that has an upper 14 and asole 16 such that the article of footwear 12 can be worn on a user. Thearticle of footwear 12 may comprise a work boot, for example, or othertype of footwear that would commonly be worn in a construction zone, anindustrial environment or other location that might require the user toroutinely kick an object. The article of footwear 12 has a plurality ofchannels 18 each being integrated into the article of footwear 12.Additionally, each of the channels 18 is fluidly discrete from eachother.

The sole 16 has a top surface 20, a bottom surface 22, a toe 24 and aheel 26, and the upper 14 extends upwardly from the top surface 20. Eachof the channels 18 is positioned between the top surface 20 and thebottom surface 22 of the heel 26, and each of the channels 18 iselongated to extend substantially between the toe 24 and the heel 26.Furthermore, the channels 18 are spaced apart from each other and arelaterally distributed in the sole 16. Each of the channels 18 has afront end 28 and a back end 30. The front end 28 of each of the channels18 is rounded and the back end 30 of each of the channels 18 is rounded.

A plurality of weighted objects 32 is provided and each of the weightedobjects 32 is movably disposed within a respective one of the channels18. Each of the weighted objects 32 is urged forwardly in the respectivechannel 18 when the article of footwear 12 is abruptly stopped when thearticle of footwear 12 is moving in a forward direction. In this way theplurality of weighted objects 32 impart inertia into the article offootwear 12 for enhancing kicking an object 34 with a toe of the articleof footwear 12. Thus, the user can kick the object 34 with a greaterforce than they can generate by kicking with their toe.

Each of the weighted objects 32 is urged rearwardly in the respectivechannel 18 when the article of footwear 12 is abruptly stopped when thearticle of footwear 12 is moving in a rearward direction. In this waythe plurality of weighted objects 32 can impart inertia into the articleof footwear 12 for enhancing kicking an object 34 with a heel of thearticle of footwear 12. Each of the weighted objects 32 comprises asphere which is comprised of steel or other material of a similardensity. In this way each of the weighted objects 32 can freely rollwithin the respective channel 18. Furthermore, each of the weightedobjects 32 may have a mass of approximately 0.5 grams and the totalnumber of weighted objects 32 in the channels 18 may be sufficientlyhigh to generate a force of approximately 50.0 pounds when the articleof footwear 12 is kicked against the object 34.

In use, the article of footwear 12 is worn in the conventional manner offootwear 12. Each of the weighted objects 32 is urged forwardly in therespective channel 18 and strikes the front end 28 of the respectivechannel 18 when the toe 24 of the sole 16 is kicked against an object34. In this way the inertia of the weighted objects 32 increases theforce with which the user can kick in a forward direction. Conversely,each of the weighted objects 32 is urged rearwardly in the respectivechannel 18 and strikes the back end 30 of the respective channel 18 whenthe heel 26 of the sole 16 is kicked against an object 34. In this waythe inertia of the weighted objects 32 increases the force with whichthe user can kick in a rearward direction.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A weighted shoe assembly having dead weight being movablyintegrated therein for enhancing kicking an object, said assemblycomprising: an article of footwear having an upper and a sole whereinsaid article of footwear is configured to be worn on a user, saidarticle of footwear having a plurality of channels each being integratedinto said article of footwear, each of said channels being fluidlydiscrete from each other; and a plurality of weighted objects, each ofsaid weighted objects being movably disposed within a respective one ofsaid channels, each of said weighted objects being urged forwardly insaid respective channel when said article of footwear is abruptlystopped when said article of footwear is moving in a forward directionwherein said plurality of weighted objects is configured to impartinertia into said article of footwear for enhancing kicking an objectwith a toe of said article of footwear, each of said weighted objectsbeing urged rearwardly in said respective channel when said article offootwear is abruptly stopped when said article of footwear is moving ina rearward direction wherein said plurality of weighted objects isconfigured to impart inertia into said article of footwear for enhancingkicking an object with a heel of said article of footwear.
 2. Theassembly according to claim 1, wherein said sole has a top surface, abottom surface, a toe and a heel, said upper extending upwardly fromsaid top surface, each of said channels being positioned between saidtop surface and said bottom surface of said heel.
 3. The assemblyaccording to claim 2, wherein each of said channels is elongated toextend substantially between said toe and said heel.
 4. The assemblyaccording to claim 1, wherein said channels are spaced apart from eachother and are laterally distributed in said sole.
 5. The assemblyaccording to claim 1, wherein each of said channels has a front end anda back end, said front end of each of said channels being rounded, saidback end of each of said channels being rounded.
 6. The assemblyaccording to claim 1, wherein each of said weighted objects comprises asphere being comprised of steel or other material of a similar densitythereby facilitating each of said weighted objects to freely roll withinsaid respective channel.
 7. A weighted shoe assembly having dead weightbeing movably integrated therein for enhancing kicking an object, saidassembly comprising: an article of footwear having an upper and a solewherein said article of footwear is configured to be worn on a user,said article of footwear having a plurality of channels each beingintegrated into said article of footwear, each of said channels beingfluidly discrete from each other, said sole having a top surface, abottom surface, a toe and a heel, said upper extending upwardly fromsaid top surface, each of said channels being positioned between saidtop surface and said bottom surface of said heel, each of said channelsbeing elongated to extend substantially between said toe and said heel,said channels being spaced apart from each other and being laterallydistributed in said sole, each of said channels having a front end and aback end, said front end of each of said channels being rounded, saidback end of each of said channels being rounded; and a plurality ofweighted objects, each of said weighted objects being movably disposedwithin a respective one of said channels, each of said weighted objectsbeing urged forwardly in said respective channel when said article offootwear is abruptly stopped when said article of footwear is moving ina forward direction wherein said plurality of weighted objects isconfigured to impart inertia into said article of footwear for enhancingkicking an object with a toe of said article of footwear, each of saidweighted objects being urged rearwardly in said respective channel whensaid article of footwear is abruptly stopped when said article offootwear is moving in a rearward direction wherein said plurality ofweighted objects is configured to impart inertia into said article offootwear for enhancing kicking an object with a heel of said article offootwear, each of said weighted objects comprising a sphere beingcomprised of steel or other material of a similar density therebyfacilitating each of said weighted objects to freely roll within saidrespective channel.